Intestinal colonization leading to fecal urobilinoid excretion may play a role in the pathogenesis of neonatal jaundice

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 294-298

  Vítek, Libor ^a   Kotal, Petr ^a   Jirsa, Milan ^a   Malina, Jiří ^b   Černá, Marcela ^c   Chmelař, Dittmar ^d   Fevery, Johan ^e  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Barrandov Outpatient Center   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE FOR THE CARE OF MOTHER AND CHILD   (Czech Republic)

^d Natl Anaerobic Bacteria Ref Lab   (Czech Republic)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Intestinal colonization; Intestinal microflora; Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia; Urobilinoids

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; PORPHYRIN; UROBILIN; UROBILINOGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN METABOLISM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; BILE PIGMENTS; BILIRUBIN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; PORPHYRINS; UROBILIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 0038541723     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200003000-00015     Document Type: Article

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